AnAge entry for Fregata magnificens
Classification (HAGRID: 01367)
- Taxonomy
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves (Taxon entry)
Order: Suliformes
Family: Fregatidae
Genus: Fregata
- Species
- Fregata magnificens
- Common name
- Magnificent frigatebird
- Synonyms
- Fregata magnificens rothschildi, Fregata magnificens magnificens
Lifespan, ageing, and relevant traits
- Maximum longevity
- 34 years
- Source
- Multiple references, please see bibliography below
- Sample size
- Medium
- Data quality
- Acceptable
- Observations
While sexual maturity may be attained earlier, animals are usually 5 years old when they first breed [0444].
Life history traits (averages)
- No information is available on life history. Please contact us if you wish to suggest or contribute data.
Metabolism
No information on metabolism is available.
References
- [0732] Starck and Ricklefs (1998), Avian growth rate data set
- [0444] John Terres (1980), The Audubon Society Encyclopedia of North American Birds
- [0445] The Birds of North America Online
External Resources
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System
- ITIS 174763
- Animal Diversity Web
- ADW account
- Encyclopaedia of Life
- Search EOL
- NCBI Taxonomy
- Taxonomy ID 37042
- Entrez
- Search all databases
- Ageing Literature
- Search Google Scholar or Search PubMed
- Images
- Google Image search
- Internet
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